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Arab News
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Manal AlDowayan discusses taking her project ‘Thikra' on tour
BEIRUT: The contemporary dance performance 'Thikra,' designed by Saudi contemporary artist Manal AlDowayan and English dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, was orginally staged as a site-specific piece for the AlUla Arts Festival earlier this year. It has now been adapted and is currently touring Europe, with upcoming shows in Spain, Luxembourg, France, England, Italy and Germany. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ AlDowayan admits that, through 'Thikra,' she's 'been bitten by the theater bug,' thanks to its collaborative process and live audience interaction. It has become an exciting new space for her creative expression. 'I don't (normally) have an audience experience,' Al Dowayan tells Arab News. 'In the theater world… you bow and they clap and there's a standing ovation… the curtain goes down and the clapping doesn't stop.' At the heart of 'Thikra' — and AlDowayan's broader creative mission — is the act of storytelling, especially as a tool for cultural preservation. 'My work is a narrative biography of who I am and the experiences I've faced moving through this world,' AlDowayan tells Arab News. 'We were sitting around a lone bush in the desert and I thought: 'This is it. This is the location (in which to set 'Thikra'),'' she recalls. '(The show is set in) a circle, inspired by how we sit around fires and tell oral histories.' For AlDowayan, storytelling holds particular weight for women, whose voices have historically been marginalized. She strives to resurrect narratives that have been silenced or erased. 'It started from feminist thinking — women's presence in public spaces and the idea of erasure: your name, your identity,' she says. AlDowayan says she is eager to further explore theater as a medium for her work. 'Using the human body as a conduit of expressing a creative idea… that's deeply inspiring for me,' she says. And her interest in performance as an artform is not just about creative growth; it's also about redefining cultural narratives. 'I don't think Saudi Arabia — or artists and creatives from Saudi Arabia — should be excluded from the global language of creativity,' AlDowayan concludes.
Daily Mirror
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Win a cultural escape to Hyatt Hotels London Stratford – with tickets to Sadler's Wells East - the best new attraction in London for 2025
Enjoy luxury accommodation, dinner at Elondi, and tickets to the spectacular Sadler's Wells East – London's must-visit new venue for 2025 Perfectly positioned beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and moments from East Bank, the region's new cultural and education district featuring Sadler's Wells East, V&A East, and London's College of Fashion, this is Stratford as you've never known it. East London is now the capital's most exciting destination for art, performance, food, and design — and this is your chance to experience it all in style. Our winner will enjoy a luxury overnight stay for up to four guests, sharing two adjoining rooms. Whether you choose the apartment-style luxury of Hyatt House, complete with kitchen and living space, or the contemporary elegance of Hyatt Regency, with its velvet furnishings and marble details, every corner is designed for comfort and sophistication. The prize also includes tickets to a performance of your choice at the newly opened Sadler's Wells East. Just a few minutes walk from Hyatt Hotels London Stratford, and overlooking the Olympic Park, this new dance theatre has been voted the best new attraction in London for 2025. You can watch everything from a hip-hop version of A Christmas Carol with Ebony Scrooge to family-oriented shows with Akram Khan's Chotto Desh. As part of your stay, you'll enjoy a generous three-course dinner with wine at Elondi Restaurant, Bar & Terrace. You can choose to dine alfresco on Elondi's stylish Terrace - a perfect spot to relax with fine food and wine, surrounded by the vibrant energy of East London — yet tucked away enough to feel like a true escape. The following morning, you'll also indulge in a delicious breakfast. With unrivalled transport links, you're minutes from London City Airport, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Kings Cross St Pancras, and Central London — but with so much to enjoy onsite, like Sadler's Wells East, ABBA Voyage, The London Stadium, V&A East, Stratford East, and Zip World at ArcelorMittal Orbit – you just may not want to leave. Enter now for your chance to stay where London's future is being written — and wake up in the new cultural capital. If you can't see the form, click here. This competition closes at 23:45 on the 24th August.
Daily Record
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Win a cultural escape to Hyatt Hotels London Stratford – with tickets to Sadler's Wells East - the best new attraction in London for 2025
Enjoy luxury accommodation, dinner at Elondi, and tickets to the spectacular Sadler's Wells East – London's must-visit new venue for 2025 Perfectly positioned beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and moments from East Bank, the region's new cultural and education district featuring Sadler's Wells East, V&A East, and London's College of Fashion, this is Stratford as you've never known it. East London is now the capital's most exciting destination for art, performance, food, and design — and this is your chance to experience it all in style. Our winner will enjoy a luxury overnight stay for up to four guests, sharing two adjoining rooms. Whether you choose the apartment-style luxury of Hyatt House, complete with kitchen and living space, or the contemporary elegance of Hyatt Regency, with its velvet furnishings and marble details, every corner is designed for comfort and sophistication. The prize also includes tickets to a performance of your choice at the newly opened Sadler's Wells East. Just a few minutes walk from Hyatt Hotels London Stratford, and overlooking the Olympic Park, this new dance theatre has been voted the best new attraction in London for 2025. You can watch everything from a hip-hop version of A Christmas Carol with Ebony Scrooge to family-oriented shows with Akram Khan's Chotto Desh. As part of your stay, you'll enjoy a generous three-course dinner with wine at Elondi Restaurant, Bar & Terrace. You can choose to dine alfresco on Elondi's stylish Terrace - a perfect spot to relax with fine food and wine, surrounded by the vibrant energy of East London — yet tucked away enough to feel like a true escape. The following morning, you'll also indulge in a delicious breakfast. With unrivalled transport links, you're minutes from London City Airport, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Kings Cross St Pancras, and Central London — but with so much to enjoy onsite, like Sadler's Wells East, ABBA Voyage, The London Stadium, V&A East, Stratford East, and Zip World at ArcelorMittal Orbit – you just may not want to leave. Enter now for your chance to stay where London's future is being written — and wake up in the new cultural capital. If you can't see the form, click here. This competition closes at 23:45 on the 24th August.
North Wales Live
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Live
Win a cultural escape to Hyatt Hotels London Stratford – with tickets to Sadler's Wells East - the best new attraction in London for 2025
Discover the new cultural heart of London with an extraordinary stay at Hyatt Hotels London Stratford — home to two exceptional hotels under one stylish roof: Hyatt Regency and Hyatt House London Stratford. Perfectly positioned beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and moments from East Bank, the region's new cultural and education district featuring Sadler's Wells East, V&A East, and London's College of Fashion, this is Stratford as you've never known it. East London is now the capital's most exciting destination for art, performance, food, and design — and this is your chance to experience it all in style. Our winner will enjoy a luxury overnight stay for up to four guests, sharing two adjoining rooms. Whether you choose the apartment-style luxury of Hyatt House, complete with kitchen and living space, or the contemporary elegance of Hyatt Regency, with its velvet furnishings and marble details, every corner is designed for comfort and sophistication. The prize also includes tickets to a performance of your choice at the newly opened Sadler's Wells East. Just a few minutes walk from Hyatt Hotels London Stratford, and overlooking the Olympic Park, this new dance theatre has been voted the best new attraction in London for 2025. You can watch everything from a hip-hop version of A Christmas Carol with Ebony Scrooge to family-oriented shows with Akram Khan's Chotto Desh. As part of your stay, you'll enjoy a generous three-course dinner with wine at Elondi Restaurant, Bar & Terrace. You can choose to dine alfresco on Elondi's stylish Terrace - a perfect spot to relax with fine food and wine, surrounded by the vibrant energy of East London — yet tucked away enough to feel like a true escape. The following morning, you'll also indulge in a delicious breakfast. With unrivalled transport links, you're minutes from London City Airport, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Kings Cross St Pancras, and Central London — but with so much to enjoy onsite, like Sadler's Wells East, ABBA Voyage, The London Stadium, V&A East, Stratford East, and Zip World at ArcelorMittal Orbit – you just may not want to leave. Enter now for your chance to stay where London's future is being written — and wake up in the new cultural capital. If you can't see the form, click here. This competition closes at 23:45 on the 24th August. Good luck!
Time of India
21-06-2025
- Time of India
Opium worthRs1.8 crore seized, two arrested
Varanasi: In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling, a joint team of the UP STF and Sonbhadra police arrested two smugglers and seized over 1.8 tonnes of doda opium (poppy husk) from a truck in Robertsganj area on Friday. The seized contraband is valued at Rs 1.81 crore. Providing details of the police action, Sonbhadra Assistant Superintendent of Police (Headquarters) Anil Kumar said that the operation was carried out late Thursday night near the Hinduari Acting on a tip-off, the police team intercepted a truck and, upon inspection, recovered 1806.56 kg of illegal poppy. The police also arrested two accused— Akram Khan and Arif Ansari, both residents of Bareilly. During preliminary interrogation, the duo admitted to transporting the contraband item from Ranchi to Bareilly,to sell it at higher price. Officials said efforts are underway to trace thier third accomplice, Anees Ansari, who managed to flee during the operation.
